ASP.NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010

The topics in this section provide information about ASP.NET 4 and the Web development tools in Visual Studio.

ASP.NET Overview: Provides general information about ASP.NET and discusses factors that you should consider when you create a Web site by using ASP.NET.
ASP.NET Walkthroughs by Scenario: Provides a series of walkthroughs that cover common scenarios for creating an ASP.NET Web site, and highlights some new features.
ASP.NET Code Sample Downloads: Lists downloadable samples that you can use to learn more about ASP.NET.
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web: Describes features for Web development that are available in Visual Web Developer Express and how they compare to features in other versions of Visual Studio.
What's New in ASP.NET 4 and Visual Web Developer: Provides a summary of changes and new features in ASP.NET 4 and for Web development in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio Web Development Content Map: Provides a learning path that describes how to start working with Visual Web Developer and ASP.NET.
ASP.NET Web Forms Pages: Provides information about how ASP.NET Web pages function and about how to create and program them.
ASP.NET Web Projects: Provides information about how to create ASP.NET Web applications.
ASP.NET MVC 2: Provides links to topics that describe how to use the model-view-controller (MVC) development pattern to create ASP.NET Web applications.
ASP.NET Infrastructure: Provides information about the infrastructure that underlies ASP.NET, which includes HTTP handlers and HTTP modules, and various forms of state management.
ASP.NET Controls: Provides information about how ASP.NET Web server and user controls work, how to add them to ASP.NET pages, and how to program them.
ASP.NET Custom Server Controls Content Map: Provides information about how to create custom ASP.NET controls.
ASP.NET Client Script: Provides information about how to use AJAX and client script to enhance the performance and appearance of a Web site.
ASP.NET Client Script: Provides information about creating Ajax-based Web applications using Microsoft technologies.
ASP.NET Data Access Content Map: Provides information about how to display and edit data in ASP.NET Web pages.
ASP.NET Web Services: Provides information about how to create and use Web services in ASP.NET.
ASP.NET Security: Provides information about security threats to an ASP.NET Web site, about ways to reduce threats, and about ways to authenticate and authorize users.
ASP.NET Web Site Administration: Provides information about how to configure an ASP.NET Web site and how to manage site performance.
Web Deployment Content Map for Visual Studio and ASP.NET: Provides information about how to build and deploy (publish) Web sites, and information about how to precompile a site.
ASP.NET Performance, Troubleshooting, and Debugging: Provides information about how to handle errors, debug ASP.NET pages, view trace information during page processing, and monitor the health of a Web site.
ASP.NET Conversion and Migration: Provides information about how to convert Web projects that were created in earlier versions of Visual Studio.
ASP.NET Web Sites for Mobile Devices: Provides information about features in ASP.NET that help you create applications that can run in browsers on mobile phones and other devices.
ASP.NET Command-Line Tools: Lists command-line tools that you can use to manage and administer ASP.NET Web sites and applications.